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Feb. 4, 2014

Presidential elections in El Salvador and Costa Rica will head to a second round after top contenders in both nations fail to get enough votes to win outright, in contests that test the power of incumbent parties. MORE

Feb. 3, 2014

El Salvador and Costa Rica hold presidential elections that are expected to be closely fought contests that focus less on ideology than on voters' unease over unemployment, corruption and crime; left-leaning candidates in both countries are either leading or have surged in late polls. MORE

Sep. 8, 2013

Dave Seminara travel article on visit to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, one-time undiscovered paradise that is growing as it attracts tourists and big-city dropouts. MORE

Jul. 6, 2013

Conservative Costa Rican lawmakers accidentally approve bill making same-sex unions legal; did not notice that final version of the bill had changed earlier language that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. MORE

Mar. 25, 2013

Sales fell short of expectations at an auction in Paris of pre-Columbian artifacts that several Latin American nations had objected to. MORE

Mar. 21, 2013

Four Latin American Nations have complained that an auction of pre-Columbian antiquities in Paris, scheduled for this weekend, includes items with suspect provenance that might have been illegally exported. MORE

Sep. 30, 2012

Nosara, a remote village on the northwest Pacific coast of Costa Rica, has become a destination for surfers from around the world. MORE

Sep. 9, 2012

Growing number of restaurateurs and chefs in Costa Rica are applying creativity and skill to homegrown flavors, making the country, long known as an adventurer's paradise, increasingly a destination for food-minded travelers. MORE

Apr. 11, 2012

Costa Rican diplomat Guillermo Cholele, the latest foreign envoy to be abducted in Venezuela, is freed and in good health. MORE

Apr. 10, 2012

Kidnappers have seized Costa Rican diplomat Guillermo Cholele in the latest high-profile abduction in Venezuela. MORE

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The Netherlands beat Costa Rica, 4-3, on penalties after 120 scoreless minutes, with substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul making two saves in the shootout. The Dutch advance to play Argentina in the semifinals on Wednesday.